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2024.20.52

Papua huie, porcelain pottery sherd.


2024.20.52

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Collection type
Object
Description
Papua huie, porcelain pottery sherd.
Long description
Papua huie, blue-grey porcelain sherd, originally part of a plate together with 2024.20.53. The glazed sherd is decorated with curving blue lines and floral designs, with a dark blue circular swirl at the centre of the interior surface.
Geographical reference
China (Manufactured)
Asia > Eastern Asia > China (Manufactured)
Cultural groups
Nuaulu
Person
PRM source Roy Ellen
Field collector Roy Ellen
Date / Period
Date made: Before 25/01/1971
Date collected
25/01/1971
Acquisition information
Donated: 14 August 2024
Materials and processes
Material Porcelain Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Glazed, Process Printed, Process Moulded, Process Fire-Hardened, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length 100 mm, Width 155 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2024.20.52 Other numbers: 1971.424a

Search terms: Pottery, Plate